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Nigerian Sensational Forward May Miss World Cup After ACL Injury

Super Eagles star Henry Onyekuru is out for the rest of season with a medial ligament which he suffered on Friday, December 22. Onyekuru...

Super Eagles star Henry Onyekuru is out for the rest of season with a medial ligament which he suffered on Friday, December 22.Onyekuru who plays for Anderlecht- on-loan from Everton- got injured during Friday’s 1-0 win over his former club KAS Eupen.The 20-year-old was stretched out in the 78th minute and further scans have confirmed that he tore his medial ligament.

Onyekuru stretchered off after damaging his ACL against Eupen

This means that he faces surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation which will rule him out of the rest of the season.More heartbreaking, the lengthy rehabilitation could end Onyekuru’s hope of playing at the 2018 FIFA World Cup with the Super Eagles.Following a brilliant campaign with Eupen, Onyekuru had managed to get into the Super Eagles squad and got his debut in a friendly game against Togo in June 2017. He got his competitive debut for the Super Eagles in 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Algeria in November.He was expected to be one of the players that will make the Gernot Rohr’s squad for the World Cup but this setback reduces his chances.If he gets back late in the season, he might not have gotten enough game time to prove his fitness and convince Rohr.Onyekuru who was signed by Everton in the summer for £6.8million has scored nine goals this season for Anderlecht.